MAPUTO: Rescuers carried out search operations off the northern coast of Mozambique on Monday after a makeshift ferry boat carrying people fleeing a cholera outbreak capsized, killing at least 97.
The converted fishing boat, with about 130 people on board, ran into trouble late on Sunday as it was headed for an island off Nampula province, officials said.
Most of those on board were trying to escape the mainland after disinformation about cholera caused a panic.
Many children were among the victims, he added. Authorities said the boat was believed to have sunk as it was overcrowded and unsuited to carrying passengers. — AFP
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